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California Football Team History

California Golden Bears

University of California
Berkeley, CA
Founded: 1868
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 75,662
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Ray Willsey
Conference: Pac 10-

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1882 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Ray Willsey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at California.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Washington State	21	6	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Michigan	7	17	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Pittsburgh	30	15	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. San Jose State	0	24	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Washington	24	20	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. UCLA	15	28	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Penn State	15	33	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Southern California	9	35	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Army	3	6	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Stanford	7	13	L

1966 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	131
Scoring Average	13.1
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	19.7
Opponents Record	53-48
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	2-2

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	7-4	199	128	Lost 13-14	4-1	101	44	John McKay
Washington	6-4	171	141		4-3	114	102	James Jim Owens
UCLA	9-1	281	127		3-1	55	38	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Oregon State	7-3	171	156		3-1	85	62	Dee Andros
California	3-7	131	197		2-3	76	102	Ray Willsey
Stanford	5-5	149	146		1-4	43	67	John Ralston
Oregon	3-7	118	129		1-3	42	47	Leonard J. Len Casanova
Washington State	3-7	132	211		1-3	40	94	Bert Clark

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.